Epitomical

/ɛpɪˈtɑːmɪkəl/ adjective

Definition

A variant form of epitomic, meaning serving as a perfect example or embodying the essential nature of something.

Etymology

From epitome with the alternate adjectival suffix -ical instead of -ic. This represents English's tendency to create multiple valid forms from the same root.

Kelly Says

Like epithymetical and epithymetic, this shows English's playful redundancy—we have at least three ways to say 'related to epitome,' and linguists just... accept it all!

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